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  • How States Engage in Evidence-Based Policymaking: A national assessment

    Evidence-based policymaking is the systematic use of findings from program evaluations and outcome analyses ("evidence") to guide government policy and funding decisions. By focusing limited resources on public services and programs that have been shown to produce positive results, governments can expand their investments in more cost-effective options, consider reducing funding for ineffective programs, and improve the outcomes of services funded by taxpayer dollars.

    Feb. 16, 2017

    Civic Vitality

  • Why so many children live in poverty in Fairfield County

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    Feb. 8, 2017

    All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Economy

  • Report: Danbury lags behind in quality of life indicators

    Feb. 6, 2017

    All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Civic Vitality, Economy, Education

  • Fairfield County income inequality worst in nation

    [excerpt] NORWALK: Fairfield County may be associated with affluence, but with pockets of poverty scattered throughout, the issues affecting the nation are no less an issue in Connecticut, according to a new study of the area. The region's income inequality ranks first in the 100 largest U.S. metro areas when comparing incomes of top and bottom earners.

    Jan. 30, 2017

    All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Economy

  • CT Open Data Guide: Health and Environment

    DataHaven Resources Some of our most popular resources for health and environmental data include: DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey - surveys of over 35,000 randomly-selected adults throughout CT; questions related to public health, social determinants of health, and health care access provide local-level data about Connecticut communities that are not available from any other source.

    Jan. 4, 2017

    Civic Vitality, Health

  • The new ecosystem of health data keeps getting bigger: Tipsheet on public health datasets available from CMS

    This file is a collection of links to public health datasets maintained by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, as well as other Federal agencies. An excerpt from the file, posted by Charles Ornstein on Google Drive in December 2016:

    Jan. 4, 2017

    Health

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